Historical place profile

Abra

An ancient settlement, approximately located by the Barrington Atlas, some 1.5 miles west of modern Torredonjimeno in Spain's Andalucía autonomous region.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:265764
Catalogue ID
pleiades:265764
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
37.765419, -3.959262
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement, approximately located by the Barrington Atlas, some 1.5 miles west of modern Torredonjimeno in Spain's Andalucía autonomous region.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 A4 Abra

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Research path

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